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The Watch - September 10, 2026

The Watch  September 10, 2026 NOAA In Focus NOAA Ocean Podcast In this podcast episode, we return to the USS Monitor to discuss new underwater mapping technology used to create 3D maps of the shipwreck. Thanks to this cutting-edge imaging, the public can take virtual trips to the seafloor to explore the nation's first National Marine Sanctuary. Upcoming NOAA Webinars Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 6 p.m. ET: Saving Humpback Whales Through Science and Response Monday, September 28, 2026 | 1 p.m. ET: Drought, El Niño, and California Career Spotlight Check out this new career profile featuring Artara Johnson, Agreements and Partnership Coordinator and Lead Physical Scientist in the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services. Citizen Science Projects A local cooperative research fisherman holds an onaga caught during the annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey. Credit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group OceanEYEs Region: Participants welcome from anywhere NOAA's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center deploys stereo-camera systems on the seafloor to help monitor populations of deep-water snappers and groupers. Each camera can record tens of thousands of images! In the OceanEYEs program, human observers annotate the images to count and measure each species. This can take months using only a small team of researchers. With your help, we can speed up the work and train machine vision algorithms to improve our analysis. This will make us one step closer to improving fish stock assessments, which are used by fishery managers! Education Resources Back to school bundles: Digital NOAA resource kits for your classroom Engage students with these resource kits that simplify lesson planning. Each bundle is organized by grade level and topic, and includes everything from background information and interactive activities to data visualization with SOS Explorer®. Topics include ecosystems, clouds, complex food webs, and climate trends. Choose your own (O)Adventure for ocean acidification (OA) education and outreach Dive the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program's curated collection of background, classroom ready, regional and species-specific resources for educators, students and anyone interested in ocean and coastal acidification. Unlock ocean acidification with background, classroom ready, regional and species-specific resources - each vetted for teaching and communication best practices. The interactive gallery helps you quickly navigate our curated library to find the exact resources you need or you can browse the full collection. Student Opportunities Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Art Contest Now Open Credit: Delisse Ortiz Submission Deadline: Sunday, January 31, 2027 NOAA Fisheries holds an annual art contest open to kindergarten through eighth grade students. Through art, we hope to raise awareness about Atlantic highly migratory species (sharks, tunas, billfish, and swordfish) or “HMS.” Winning artwork is included in a calendar highlighting the importance of these species to healthy ecosystems and NOAA Fisheries’ successes in conservation through sustainable fisheries management.  The 2027 HMS art contest will highlight the sustainable fishing of Atlantic sharks, tunas, swordfish and billfish. Details on entry requirements, submissions, winning artwork, and more can be found on the HMS Art Contest website. NOAA Ocean Service Education Program This message was sent by NOAA's National Ocean Service. This email was sent to sajanram.shrestha@blogger.com using Granicus Communications Cloud on behalf of: NOAA's National Ocean Service · SSMC4, Room 9601 · 1305 East-West Hwy · Silver Spring, MD 20910